Devastating Effect of Uncontrolled Corticosteroid Usage: Severe Growth Retardation in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
A 22-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with complaints of retardation in physical and sexual development. He had been diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis 15 years previously and treated with salicylazosulfapyridine 2x2 g and 30 mg prednisolone daily since diagnosis. His hei...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Turkiye Klinikleri
2008-08-01
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| Series: | Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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| Online Access: | http://www.turkjem.org/eng/yazilar.asp?yaziid=562&sayiid=53 |